Recaps

Xin Mu met with academic advisor Mr. Liu, who encouraged him to compete in the Pangoro Academy Cup and offered guaranteed postgraduate admission as a way to remain eligible after graduation. Xin Mu agreed to consider the tournament, while Mr. Liu left to deal with another troubled student.

• Mr. Liu recognized Xin Mu as the student who had earned a Gym badge and asked whether he planned to become a professional Trainer.
• Mr. Liu asked Xin Mu to compete in the Pangoro Academy Cup, saying Meowscarada could win the individual championship.
• Xin Mu questioned how he could compete after graduation, and Mr. Liu proposed guaranteed postgraduate admission to preserve his eligibility.
• After Mr. Liu offered prize money and a university stipend, Xin Mu agreed to give the tournament a try.
• Mr. Liu set off to check on another student who had missed a graduation makeup exam to meet an online sweetheart, but standing water blocked his way.

Xin Mu shopped for food and Pokémon products with Meownei, then encountered Officer Jenny conducting a search for Team Rocket. The inspection revealed how little the authorities knew about Jessie and James, who were quietly working in disguise at an electronics factory.

• Xin Mu asked Meownei to check Berry freshness as they shopped, and she helped him choose produce and other goods.
• A sales assistant explained that Beedrill honey was a certified fruit-honey product inspired by Teddiursa, and Xin Mu bought two jars to try.
• Xin Mu and Meownei left the supermarket carrying four shopping bags and met Officer Jenny, who asked for his ID and warned him about Team Rocket.
• Xin Mu realized the search was aimed at Jessie and James, whom the Officer Jennys suspected of establishing a Donghuang branch after the Pokémon Center attack.
• Jessie and James worked in disguise at an electronics factory, unaware that the inspections were meant to find them.

Jessie, James, and Meowth worked at an electronics factory while planning to steal Pikachu during an upcoming Pokémon event. Xin Mu trained and prepared for the Intercollegiate Rally with Meownei, and he favored roller skates as their vehicle; the competition was approaching.

• Jessie, James, and Meowth worked so efficiently on the assembly line that they angered their fellow workers, while Meowth planned to steal Pikachu during the upcoming event.
• Xin Mu brought Meownei home, washed the mud from her, and sorted their groceries before experimenting with Pokéblocks, Berry ice cream, and Poffins.
• Xin Mu trained with the Enhancer and researched other Gyms over the next few days.
• Xin Mu and Meownei practiced for the Intercollegiate Rally at the campus sports field, testing vehicles and deciding roller skates would suit them best.

Xin Mu prepared to compete in the rally with Meowh, while classmates in another chat speculated about the rumored newcomer. At the venue, Meowh caught a classmate trying to photograph them, leaving Xin Mu unaware that the rally group was already discussing him.

• Xin Mu learned that Zhang Lin was not competing and confirmed the rally's gathering details in the group chat.
• Xin Mu and Meowh boarded the school bus and traveled to the venue for the rally.
• A classmate known as What Did Mom Machamp Do Wrong recognized Xin Mu and tried to photograph him and Meowh.
• Meowh took the classmate's phone, deleted the photo, and returned it before rejoining Xin Mu.
• Xin Mu asked where Meowh had gone, and she said she had caught the masked classmate sneaking a photo.

Xin Mu and Meownei entered a race using a wheelchair, while Ash and other contestants prepared unusual Pokémon-powered transports. Meownei launched the wheelchair into the race, and the pair raced near the front as the broadcast covered the early mishaps and trailing contestants.

• Meownei avoided Xin Mu's question by pretending she could not understand him, then opened their transport slip and found they had drawn a wheelchair.
• Ash told Xin Mu that he was racing with Brock's Onix, while Pikachu was teamed with Misty's Staryu; Ash had drawn a bicycle and Pikachu a scooter.
• Meownei turned Xin Mu's wheelchair backward, secured him with her vines, and tipped the chair onto one wheel as the race began.
• Meownei drifted while towing Xin Mu in the wheelchair and joined the leading pack, while Machamp broke a pogo stick and Onix, Pikachu, and Staryu fell behind.

Meownei and Xin Mu raced toward the finish while Ponyta struggled to overcome its fear of her, and Team Rocket’s plan to drug Pikachu fell apart when Staryu was disqualified. After Meownei carried Xin Mu over the finish line, he received Old Liu’s message that the arrangements had been settled and he only needed to fill out a form.

• Ponyta’s trainer urged it to overtake Meownei, while viewers at Xin Mu’s school discussed Ponyta’s fear and the new competitor joining their team.
• Jessie, James, and Meowth prepared drugged drinks to capture Pikachu, but Staryu’s disqualification disrupted their plan and the leading racers passed without stopping.
• At the second stage, Ponyta’s trainer encouraged it to race boldly, and Ponyta began catching up as Meownei neared the finish.
• Meownei threw Xin Mu toward the finish line, then sprinted across and caught him in her arms.
• Xin Mu saw Old Liu’s message that everything had been arranged and he only needed to fill out a form.

Xin Mu and Meownei finished the rally, where Meownei won the race and a Luxury Ball, while Old Liu arranged a tryout for her that afternoon. On the way back, Meownei approved of future teammates on the condition that she could train them, and secretly hoped they would all be male.

• Old Liu explained that Xin Mu could become an official competitor if he performed well, and arranged a tryout after the rally.
• Meownei said she felt great and boasted that she could take on ten opponents at once.
• An explosion sent several figures flying from the course, and Meownei reminded Xin Mu of the bounty on Team Rocket.
• The race footage confirmed Meownei had beaten Ponyta, earning a Luxury Ball instead of the cash prize Xin Mu expected.
• Xin Mu asked Meownei about future teammates, and she offered to train them while hoping they would all be male.

Xin Mu and Meownei arrived at the school team’s training grounds for a tryout, where Coach Jia Qiong tried to examine Meownei and was thrown to the floor. Nurse Joy explained that Xin Mu would battle the team so they could assess Meownei and plan tactics for the competition.

• Meownei carried her trophy and winning photo back to campus with Xin Mu, who then met Old Liu for a ride to the school team’s grounds.
• Old Liu drove Xin Mu and Meownei to the north side of campus and introduced Xin Mu to Coach Jia Qiong.
• Coach Jia Qiong reached to touch Meownei despite Xin Mu’s warning, and Meownei threw him with a shoulder throw.
• Nurse Joy arrived and explained that Coach Jia Qiong had been thrown before after touching Pokémon without permission.
• Nurse Joy told Xin Mu that a battle would introduce him and Meownei to the team and help the coaches plan competition tactics.

Xin Mu learned about the Pangoro Academy Cup and the school team’s mixed record, then watched Meownei challenge the team’s Pokémon to demonstrate her strength. Meownei overwhelmed nearly everyone on the training grounds, leaving Xin Mu’s new teammates stunned.

• Nurse Joy explained the Academy Cup’s three events and their point values to Xin Mu and Old Liu.
• Li Han showed Xin Mu the team’s results, which were weak in Single Battles and six-on-six but strong in rental Double Battles.
• Li Han proposed testing Xin Mu against the team’s higher-ranked members, but Meownei went to the training grounds first.
• Meownei provoked the resting Pokémon and unleashed Petal Blizzard: Duet, knocking out nearly all of them.
• Farigiraf protected itself, Gengar hid in its shadow, and Charizard survived the attack with little health remaining.

Meownei tested the university team’s Pokémon and proved strong enough to become its temporary leader, while Xin Mu agreed to join the Academy Cup lineup. The team arranged separate train travel because Xin Mu refused to fly, but Li Han pointed out that Mr. Liu might not get his ticket reimbursed.

• Meownei judged the team’s Pokémon after hitting them with Petal Blizzard, and the Trainers accepted her strength as a major asset.
• Xin Mu joined the roster for the 1v1 and 6v6 events, and the team members discussed which Pokémon could support Meownei.
• Xin Mu told Li Han that Meownei had Protean, a wide move pool, and access to Z-Moves.
• When Li Han tried to book flights to Tianfu for the Pangoro Academy Cup, Xin Mu said he refused to travel by plane.
• Old Liu arranged for Xin Mu, Meownei, and himself to travel by train and meet the team in Tianfu.
• Li Han warned Old Liu that the university might not reimburse his ticket because he was not officially part of the team.

Xin Mu prepared with the school team for the Academy Cup, graduated, and spent his break gaming with Meownei. A clip of Meownei playing League of Legends went viral while Xin Mu remained unaware and left with her for the competition.

• Li Han told Old Liu that he was not included in the team’s travel plans, but Old Liu decided to pay his own way and accompany Xin Mu.
• Xin Mu trained with the school team, and Meownei demonstrated her strength while the team prepared strategies against their opponents.
• Xin Mu passed his makeup exam, received his graduation certificates, and later spent his break livestreaming games from his apartment.
• Meownei took over Xin Mu’s game and performed a level-two tower dive, which a viewer recorded and uploaded as an edited video.
• A well-known Paldean streamer featured the clip, making Meownei’s gameplay popular online while Xin Mu remained unaware.
• Xin Mu took Meownei to the train station early the next morning to travel to the competition.

Xin Mu and Meownei stopped at a Bounsweet shaved-ice shop, where Xin Mu pointed out that the owner had accidentally left its sign set to “closed.” After Xin Mu and Old Liu boarded a train to Tianfu, Iono decided to search for the Meowscarada video uploader who had gone to a tournament.

• Xin Mu and Meownei entered a Bounsweet shaved-ice shop and ordered treats from its owner.
• Xin Mu told the owner that the shop’s sign still said “closed,” and the owner gave him two puddings before plotting to sabotage the neighboring shop’s Money Tree.
• Old Liu met Xin Mu at the station, and they boarded a high-speed train to Tianfu, with Xin Mu traveling in business class and Old Liu in second class.
• In Levincia, Iono discussed her viewers’ interest in a Meowscarada who played video games and said the uploader had not replied to her message.
• Iono changed her livestream topic to finding the uploader who had gone to a tournament.

Iono decided to search for Xin Mu at the upcoming Pangoro Academy Cup in Tianfu, while Xin Mu continued his train journey and read strange accounts of Donghuang history. The chapter left him asleep in business class as Old Liu endured a noisy ride in second class.

• Iono chose Tianfu and the Pangoro Academy Cup as the likeliest place to find Xin Mu, then packed on stream and bought a plane ticket.
• Xin Mu listened to a tale of Zhuge Kongming summoning Suicune to bring the east wind at Red Cliffs and reflected on Donghuang's Pokémon-filled history.
• Meownei rejected getting her own phone, shared Xin Mu's screen, and enjoyed a bizarre theory about Lü Bu and Decidueye.
• Xin Mu handed his valuables to Meownei and settled down for a nap, while Old Liu struggled with arguing passengers and a crying child in second class.

Xin Mu and Meownei arrived in Tianfu, where Meownei used Triple Axel to chill water and cool them down. After meeting Old Liu, Xin Mu rode to the hotel and learned about the local Pancham and Pangoro as the driver described the region.

• Meownei used Triple Axel on water bottles to freeze them and shifted temporarily into an Ice-type state to cool herself and Xin Mu.
• Xin Mu met Old Liu at Tianfu East Station, gave him chilled water, and promised the school team might cover his travel expenses next year.
• Old Liu explained that Xin Mu would need a flying license to travel between regions on a Flying-type Pokémon.
• Xin Mu and Old Liu took a rideshare to their hotel, and the driver explained that Pancham were common locally but evolved Pangoro could be difficult to handle.
• The driver told Xin Mu that working Pangoro carried visitors up a mountain, though people rarely rode them to school.

Xin Mu and Old Liu joined the university team in Baiyun, where Xin Mu settled into his hotel room and attended a group hot pot dinner. After surviving the meal, Xin Mu learned the restaurant offered a discount for voting on the next Academy Cup host and planned to vote for Baiyun’s representative Pokémon.

• Xin Mu and Old Liu arrived at the hotel, and Li Han invited them to the team dinner while reminding Old Liu about expense claims.
• Xin Mu found Meownei pushing the twin beds together in their room before heading out with the team.
• Xin Mu and the team traveled to a local hot pot restaurant, where he discovered that even the split pot was almost entirely spicy broth.
• Meownei avoided the hot pot and ate complimentary chilled jelly while Xin Mu managed to eat his fill.
• Xin Mu learned that votes determined the next Academy Cup host and decided to vote for Baiyun’s representative Pokémon.

Xin Mu and the team visited a Pancham breeding center, where they learned about the Pokémon’s behavior and the fate of abandoned Pangoro. The visit ended with Meownei striking a Pangoro’s paw through the glass and unexpectedly cracking the supposedly unbreakable barrier.

• Li Han told the team they would visit a Pancham breeding base and Donghuang Panda Park, while Old Liu stayed behind at the hotel.
• Xin Mu and the team watched young Pancham at the breeding center, and Meownei improved Xin Mu’s phone settings and took a group photo.
• A staff member explained that Pancham glared to appear tough and often learned from Pangoro they admired.
• The team visited a habitat for abandoned Pangoro, where a staff member explained that irresponsible Trainers had left them after refusing to raise their evolved forms.
• A Pangoro repeatedly struck the glass, and Meownei slammed her paw against it in response, causing cracks to appear.

Meownei shattered the supposedly unbreakable glass in the Pangoro enclosure, forcing Xin Mu and the shelter staff to contain the Pokémon and evacuate the visitors. After the breach was sealed, the staff member apologized first, believing the glass had been defective.

• Meownei struck the glass, and Pangoro shattered it with another blow, setting off the enclosure alarms.
• The staff member released Mr. Mime to restrain Pangoro and guide the visitors toward the emergency exit.
• Meownei snatched bamboo leaves from the Pangoro, weakening them and stopping the group from reaching the breach.
• Mr. Mime sealed the broken section with a temporary wall, and Xin Mu returned the bamboo leaves to the staff member.
• Xin Mu was about to apologize for the broken glass when the staff member apologized first and blamed a product-quality issue.

After Meownei was upset by Pangoro’s accusations about abandonment, Xin Mu reassured her that he would never abandon his companions. They made a pinky promise, leaving their bond renewed as they returned to the hotel.

• The park treated the cracked glass as a quality issue and let Xin Mu and the others leave without paying.
• Iono arrived at the breeding center after Xin Mu had left and began livestreaming her travels around Donghuang.
• Xin Mu skipped the trip to Wuhou Shrine because Meownei seemed unhappy, and Li Han and several tired teammates returned with him to see Teacher Liu.
• Xin Mu asked Meownei what was wrong, and she told him Pangoro had said humans were untrustworthy and would abandon her.
• Xin Mu promised he would never abandon his companions, and he and Meownei hooked their little fingers together to seal the promise.

Xin Mu and the team familiarized themselves with Tianfu Arena’s fields and learned that last year’s individual champion Ding had delayed graduation to compete again. Coach Jia warned that Ding’s team could exhaust Meownei with Explosion to secure a path for Ding’s Mega-Evolving Aggron.

• Li Han explained Tianfu Arena’s open-air design, its four changeable battle environments, and the tournament field rules.
• Xin Mu inspected the grassland, rock, Steel Jungle, and wave-simulating ocean fields, then worried about drawing the ocean field.
• Nurse Joy explained that Li Han was known for jinxing the team with bad predictions, while the teammates trusted Meownei to win.
• Coach Jia reported that last year’s individual champion Ding was competing again after delaying graduate school despite receiving an offer from Devon Corporation.
• Coach Jia warned that Ding’s five strong teammates all knew Explosion and might sacrifice their Pokémon’s stamina to help Ding’s Mega-Evolving Aggron win.

Xin Mu prepared for the individual matches, where his team’s luck seemed cursed after they ate beef noodles before the tournament. On the Rock Field, he faced Ding Wanning, whose Aggron was caught off guard by Meownei as the battle began.

• Coach Jia warned Xin Mu that some opponents used Explosion and told him to protect Meowscarada’s stamina if he faced a teammate.
• Jia Qiong stayed at the venue to look for students competing after delaying graduation, while the rest of the team returned to the hotel.
• A wiring repair closed the hotel restaurant, so the group ordered beef noodles and worried that eating them before a match would bring bad luck.
• At the tournament venue, Iono spotted Xin Mu and Meownei and began livestreaming them.
• Xin Mu met Ding Wanning on the Rock Field, and their analysts shared information about each other’s Pokémon before the match.
• Ding Wanning ordered Aggron to use Rock Tomb and Fire Punch, but Meownei vanished and appeared in front of Aggron with a blue sphere.

Xin Mu's Meowscarada defeated two-time Academy Cup champion Ding Wanning's Aggron in the opening match of the 1v1 event, knocking out the defending champion before he could Mega Evolve. Meowscarada celebrated with Xin Mu while the other coaches welcomed the upset and prepared for the remaining matches.

• Meowscarada struck Aggron with Aura Sphere, then used Double Team to evade its Rock Tomb and Fire Punch attack.
• Ding Wanning ordered Aggron to use Protect as Meowscarada launched more Aura Spheres and charged in with Low Kick.
• Meowscarada's Low Kick exploited Aggron's Heavy Metal Ability and defeated it before Ding Wanning could use Mega Evolution.
• Meowscarada asked Xin Mu for praise, and he promised to massage her after the day's 1v1 matches.
• Xin Mu's fellow coaches celebrated that their biggest opponent had been eliminated in the first round.

Xin Mu’s team investigated the opponents’ options, then Xin Mu’s opponent tried to aid a teammate by using Butterfree’s Tailwind across the adjacent field. Xin Mu responded by having Meownei unleash Frenzy Plant, winning the match and drawing attention to the dangerous Rock Field group.

• The rival team’s staff searched for Xin Mu’s records and learned that his Meowscarada could use Fighting-, Grass-, Dark-, and Rock-type moves.
• The rival team decided to use Butterfree’s disruptive tactics and exploit the adjacent-field rules to assist a teammate.
• Butterfree used Tailwind to boost the speed of a Pokémon fighting on the neighboring field, and Xin Mu discussed the tactic with Li Han.
• Xin Mu told Meownei to imitate Butterfree and use Frenzy Plant at full power.
• Meownei transformed the Rock Field into a forest and defeated Butterfree, while the attack also hindered the adjacent match.
• Xin Mu’s teammate’s Charizard strengthened its lead, and last year’s strongest competitors were revealed to be concentrated in Xin Mu’s group.

Meowscarada’s undefeated run secured the Eastern Campus first and second place in the individual competition, but the final ended when Lü You conceded. After the matches, Nurse Joy examined Meowscarada, who insisted that Xin Mu give her a massage instead of Chansey.

• The Rock Field’s strong competitors wore one another down early, leaving Meowscarada unbeaten and Xin Mu’s teammate Lü You to concede in the final.
• Spectators booed the abrupt finish, while the organizers offered partial ticket refunds to people who had arrived late.
• Iono rejected livestream viewers’ demands to arrest Meowscarada, saying she would wait until the competition ended and confirmed her target.
• Traveling Nurse Joys began examining the Pokémon and greeting their relatives after the first day’s competition.
• Nurse Joy found Meowscarada needed only rest, but Meowscarada asked Xin Mu to massage her shoulders instead of letting Chansey do it.

Xin Mu’s team won the Team Competition after rival teams failed to defeat Meowscarada and settled for fighting for second place. As they prepared for the decisive pick-four-from-six event, Jia Qiong warned them about a Southern Campus competitor who could communicate telepathically with unfamiliar Pokémon, and Meownei proposed taking charge of the commands.

• Xin Mu’s team planned to support Meowscarada with defensive screens, entry hazards, and backup Pokémon.
• A rival team considered forfeiting against Meowscarada, but Aggron Mega Evolved and was quickly defeated, prompting other teams to focus on second place.
• The Eastern Campus team won the Team Competition, and Jia Qiong cautioned them not to celebrate before the final event.
• Jia Qiong explained that their main opponent in pick-four-from-six was a Southern Campus girl who could communicate telepathically with Pokémon.
• Meownei told Xin Mu she had a plan and asked to give the commands herself.

Meownei revealed she could use Aura to communicate with Xin Mu, then took the assistant coach’s armband to lead the team in the next round. The next day, the announcer noticed Meowscarada was wearing a coach’s armband as the team prepared to compete.

• Meownei proposed using Pokémon speech to hide the team’s orders from their telepathic opponent, but Jia Qiong doubted she could command the team.
• Meownei used Aura to speak directly into Xin Mu’s mind, astonishing Jia Qiong and surprising Nurse Joy less.
• Meownei decided to pursue a clean sweep and took Old Liu’s assistant coach armband.
• Old Liu watched the next day’s competition from the rest area as the announcer spotted Meowscarada wearing the coach’s armband.